新标准大学英语三.ppt

Text1OnInternationalWomen'sDay,IbumpedintoYakovwithhisnewgirlfriend,,adewy-eyed,sweetgirlfromVoronezh,;clustersofmenstoodwaiting,''sDay,Sovietwomenbaskintheirmenfolk',asitisaholiday,,withmuchcursingandclatteringofpans,cookbreakfastforthefamily;byteno''splatewillbeabunchofflowersandalittlegift,abottleofscentperhaps,orapairoftights,whichshewillexclaimoveruntilthechildren,scarletwithfury,'sdaysareusuallytakenupwithdressingthechildrenandtakingthemtoschool,arrivingattheofficeontime,nippingoutofworkatlunchtimetobuysomethingfordinner,andagainintheafternoon–iftheycansneakawaywithoutbeingreprimanded–'llleaveworkonthedotofsixsothattheycanpopintoseveralmoreshopstocheckifthereisanythinggoodonoffer,'llpaytheelectricitybillatthepostofficeandcollectthelaundry,sincethey'repassing;thenthey',theywillhavegiventheflatavacuum,dusted,andputtwolotsofdirtyclothesontosoak(alwaysadvisableifyou'rewashingeverythingbyhand).OnInternationalWomen'sDay,therefore,,meanwhile,meetupwithfriendsandexpresstheirfeelingsfortheirwivesinthesimplestandmostsincerewaytheyknow:bydrinkingthemselvesintoastuporwithtoasts"toourbelovedladies–wherewouldwebewithoutthem?"Lateatnightthey